Why do Hong Kong people regard Bauhinia as a symbol?

The flag of People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region is a dynamic bauhinia red flag with five-star stamens. On the red background, there is a white bauhinia in the national flag. Bauhinia is the flower of Hong Kong, representing Hong Kong. The red background, like the background of the national flag of China, represents the motherland and symbolizes that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the people of China. The five stars in the flower correspond to the five stars on the national flag of China. The regional flag is dominated by red and white, symbolizing the implementation of one country, two systems in Hong Kong, so the bauhinia pattern is changed to white.

Strictly speaking, the Chinese scientific name of the flower in Hong Kong is Red Bauhinia, which is commonly known as "Bauhinia" in Hong Kong, and the emblem pattern of Hong Kong is also changed from this flower.

In addition, I made a special trip to the Wen Wei Po reference room in Hong Kong to consult a large number of documents, and the answers were: 1965. Hong Kong people recognized Bauhinia as a beautiful and spectacular flower, so they chose it as the city flower (see the first photo of Hong Kong Yearbook 1966).

Bauhinia, alias: Bauhinia, Bauhinia, Bauhinia. It is purple in color and shaped like a butterfly. Before the leaves grow out, the flowers on the branches are in full bloom, so they are also called "eyes full of red". The flowering period is from winter solstice to spring, with racemes and five petals, and the flowering period is lasting. Bauhinia is the regional flower of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.